Libyan Customs Authority discusses tightening controls on goods to protect food and health security
Dec 9 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Customs Authority discusses tightening controls on goods to protect food and health security

Libya’s Customs Authority announced yesterday that it held an expanded meeting at its Tripoli headquarters dedicated to discussing enhanced controls o...

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Whiba Holdings’ Al Dafniya Food Complex: first industrial complex in Libya to be issued US Food Administration (FDA) registration certificate‎
Jul 20 Sami Zaptia

Whiba Holdings’ Al Dafniya Food Complex: first industrial complex in Libya to be issued US Food Administration (FDA) registration certificate‎

Whiba Holdings’ Al Dafniya Industrial Complex announced last Tuesday (16 July) that it has been issued with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

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Workshop on ‘‘Challenges facing the packaging sector in Libya‎’’ - recommendations made
Jul 16 Sami Zaptia

Workshop on ‘‘Challenges facing the packaging sector in Libya‎’’ - recommendations made

A workshop was held yesterday at the Industrial Research Centre in Tripoli entitled ‘‘‎Challenges facing the packaging sector in Libya’’. ‎The worksho...

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FDCC rejects shipment of 1,000 yoghurt cartons at Egyptian border for presence of E120 colour
Apr 18 Sami Zaptia

FDCC rejects shipment of 1,000 yoghurt cartons at Egyptian border for presence of E120 colour

Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre announced on Monday (15 April) that it had rejected the entry into Libya of 1,000 cartons of Almarai branded Stra...

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3,000 cartons of Schweppes soft drink rejected by FDCC at Egyptian border for short expiry date
Apr 17 Sami Zaptia

3,000 cartons of Schweppes soft drink rejected by FDCC at Egyptian border for short expiry date

Libya’s Food and Drugs Control Centre announced yesterday that it had rejected a shipment of 3,320 cartons of Schweppes lemon and mint soft drink.The...

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Libya’s Food and Drug Control rejects Tripoli port shipments of energy drink and sweets for ‘‘non-conformity to explanatory data specifications’’
Dec 27 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Food and Drug Control rejects Tripoli port shipments of energy drink and sweets for ‘‘non-conformity to explanatory data specifications’’

Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre announced yesterday that it had rejected a shipment of 3,893 cans of energy drink at Tripoli port for ‘‘non-confo...

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Public Prosecutor detains 52 accused of being behind the sale of rotten onions
Mar 21 Sami Zaptia

Public Prosecutor detains 52 accused of being behind the sale of rotten onions

After the case of the seizure of large quantities of onions unfit for human consumption from various vegetable markets, the Public Prosecution Office...

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Large quantities of smuggled Egyptian onions unfit for consumption seized and destroyed
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Large quantities of smuggled Egyptian onions unfit for consumption seized and destroyed

The official authorities in Tripoli, represented by the Municipal Guard and Environmental Sanitation Tripoli and Abu Salim, and the Internal Security...

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The Food and Drug Control Centre confirms entry of onions unfit for human consumption from Egypt
Feb 5 Sami Zaptia

The Food and Drug Control Centre confirms entry of onions unfit for human consumption from Egypt

In a special statement to Libya Herald, Mohamed Al-Zayat, the Official Spokesperson for Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre (FDCC), confirmed the cir...

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WFP welcomes Czech contribution to rehabilitation of Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre
Nov 12 Sami Zaptia

WFP welcomes Czech contribution to rehabilitation of Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Libya welcomed last Thursday a contribution of approx. US$ 355,000) from the Czech Republic to suppor...

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